S3 E6 ∙ The Story of the Machine Gun ∙
Hiram Maxim developed the world's first fully automatic machine gun, but it weighed a whopping 136 lbs - until British company Vickers adapted the design.
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All episodes for series 3 of War Factories
S3 E1 · Rolls-Royce
Iconic aircraft such as the Spitfire were powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
S3 E2 · Enterprise
The story of how the aircraft carrier changed the tactics of sea warfare.
S3 E3 · Skoda
Skoda's Czech factory became the cover for espionage, sabotage and the liberation of Jews in the 1930's.
S3 E4 · Porsche
The Story of how car designer Ferdinand Porsche became a most influential engineer.
S3 E5 · Opel
The story of the GM Opel Blitz and the American-owned war factories that produced them.
S3 E6 · The Story of the Machine Gun
This episode looks at the invention and evolution of the machine gun.
